This is not just a lamp, it symbolises home, Amma, Achchan, Geetu, my family in Kerala, Kathakali, Onam lunches, Vishu mornings.
While in B’bay, I was extremely lucky to have a house surrounded by coconut palms and lots of greenery. No, I didn’t live on the beach. Just that my home faced this South Indian temple complex and they grew a lot of trees and plants in their huge backyard. They used to have frequent wedding celebrations, birthday functions and other festivities. It was very usual to wake up to the sound of conch shells, temple bells, drums and chants. It was a great place to grow up in.
Again, I have been lucky to have a room with a view even if it is the tiniest living room there ever existed. Oh, I am being snobbish!
Who’d have thought that Fall would traipse through this small suburb in Atlanta and leave such beauty behind?
Sadly enough, this tree is all stripped of his lovely foliage and stands plain and brown today…:-(
on9thheaven says:
nice pics.
just love fall… my fav. season.
btw, is the shape on the bottom of the lamp something very typical of each town in kerala ? one of my best friend is from there. he was telling me about it once.
December 21, 2004 — 9:38 am
Lakshmi says:
The basic shape of the lamp remains the same. There may be variations in height of the base, length of the stem, etc. but they have nothing to do with any place as such. That’s my understanding…
December 21, 2004 — 11:47 am
surendra says:
Fall season is the best for taking photographs. The different colors of leaves gets us some amazing pictures.
December 21, 2004 — 5:24 pm
notanangel78 says:
lovely pictures:)
December 21, 2004 — 6:56 pm
Lakshmi says:
Thanks!
December 22, 2004 — 7:09 am
fugney says:
Nice pics ji!!! North America very beautiful, yes?
PS: where do you get gingelly oil for the lamp?
December 21, 2004 — 10:01 pm
Lakshmi says:
Gingelly oil is available in some Indian stores around here. I don’t light this lamp, though.
December 22, 2004 — 7:10 am
radhika74 says:
beautiful!:)
December 22, 2004 — 12:09 am
Lakshmi says:
Thank you!
December 22, 2004 — 7:10 am
ceres says:
beautiful!
that lamp is so home to me too! did you get that lovely divan from home too?
December 22, 2004 — 1:29 am
Lakshmi says:
Re: beautiful!
🙂
It is a very cheap table that we bought in Atlanta itself. ‘Divan’ is quite a compliment.
December 22, 2004 — 7:11 am
Lakshmi says:
Re: beautiful!
Mind if I add you as a LJ-pal? Your journal appears so interessting!
December 22, 2004 — 2:11 pm
ceres says:
Re: beautiful!
sure!
i don’t miss your entries either, you write very well!
and i love that user pic of yours 🙂
December 23, 2004 — 10:40 am
Lakshmi says:
Oh, my home, you mean!
December 22, 2004 — 7:09 am
trycatchdenz says:
Just gorgeous & it is winter now… Fall is behind us, Laks…
I have already experienced -39 degree Celsius a couple of times…
Cheerz,
Denz
December 22, 2004 — 4:43 pm
Lakshmi says:
Right, these pics are pretty old.
December 23, 2004 — 8:57 am